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Two arrested for human trafficking
Chandigarh, June 26
The local police on Sunday rescued 14 children who were being reportedly taken to Manali to work as bonded labourers and arrested two people at the Interstate Bus Terminus in Sector 17 on charges of human trafficking.

Dearth of doctors in government dispensaries
Chandigarh, June 26
Roshni, a housemaid residing in Sanjay Colony in Industrial Area, Phase I, who has been suffering from fever for the past three days visited the lone civil dispensary run by the municipal corporation for a medical checkup.

RISKY An “unqualified” doctor prepares to give a medicine to a child at Colony Number 4 in Chandigarh. Tribune photo: Pradeep Tewari

‘Missing’ lions in safari irk visitors
Chhat (Banur), June 26
Visitors to Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park today protested against the zoo authorities for their “failure” to put lions on display in the lion safari.They alleged that the authorities had failed to exhibit lions despite the visitors buying tickets to enter the lion safari.

Realty firms surrender Rs 6 crore
Chandigarh, June 26
Following surveys conducted by the income tax department on business premises of real estate developers Royale Empire and Phool Singh Saini & Company, these made a voluntary surrender of undisclosed income to the tune of Rs 6 crore.

COMMUNITY

Monsoon day II: residents knee-deep in trouble
Chandigarh, June 26
While residents wait eagerly for monsoon to arrive each year, they also have to grapple with clogged roads, power failures, cancelled flights, uprooted trees and roof collapses, forcing most of them to recite the popular nursery rhyme, ‘Rain rain go away; come another day…”

Joy for some...	...Misery for others
Roadside splash Kids let loose in a puddle as monsoon rain lashed Chandigarh on Sunday.Tribune photo: vinay malik	it’s raining bricks It was a close shave for occupants of house No. 2462, Sector 39, as bricks fell from the roof of the top floor following rain in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: vinay malik

Waterlogged roads, choked sewers, slithering snakes
Zirakpur, June 26
First monsoon showers wreaked havoc in Mohali district as the local administration failed to make pre-arrangements to counter the problems arising out of the downpour.




tightrope walk A muddy road has made it difficult for residents to venture out of their houses at Saini Vihar, Baltana, in Zirakpur. Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal

Pulse polio campaign hit
Chandigarh, June 26
Rain played spoilsport on the first day of a three-day pulse polio campaign here today. Only 36,515 children could be administered polio drops today. The figure is just 58 per cent of number of children administered the vaccine in the first round of the last campaign in March.


drops of life Polio drops being administered to a girl in Chandigarh on Sunday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Air Force soldier killed in accident
Panchkula, June 26
A 32-year-old Air Force soldier was killed when his motorcycle was hit by a tipper coming from the opposite direction near Ghaggar late last night.

Tourism department to act tough on drunken driving
Panchkula, June 26
The tourism department seems to have come out of its deep slumber after the death of three youths at Tikkar Tal in the Morni block of the district and have decided to take a punitive action against those who visit these places in drunken condition.

Sunday not a fun day for visitors to malls
Zirakpur, June 26
Driving through the lanes of Zirakpur on Sunday is nothing less than an ordeal. With a large number of people coming out of their homes to visit malls and hotels in the area, the roads remain virtually chock-a-block.

Industrial Area, ‘best destination’ for investment, lacks infrastructure
Mohali, June 26
Poor infrastructure and civic amenities in Industrial Area here are proving to be not only a disincentive to unit owners, but also a deterrent to prospective entrepreneurs. Government needs to go a long way to back up its claim on the ground that the area is truly the “best destination” for investment.

Hunt for new Home Secy begins
Chandigarh, June 26
With the Haryana government sending a panel of three officials for the post of UT Home Secretary, the process for selection  of the new incumbent has startedThe panel includes the names of two IAS officers of the 1986 batch--RR Jowel and PK Das. While Jowel is currently posted as the financial commissioner and principal secretary, department of forests and environment, Das is financial commissioner and principal secretary of the department of science and technology. Anil Kumar(1988 batch), another aspirant for the post, is currently posted as the commissioner of Ambala division.

Invitation to danger

Despite the imposition of Section 144 of the CrPC by the Panchkula administration prohibiting entry into the three rivers in the district in view of the monsoon season, slum children continue to violate the order in the Ghaggar near Panchkula on Sunday. Tribune photo: Nitin Mittal

DP Azad felicitated
Chandigarh, June 26
On the occasion of its 25th anniversary, Delhi Khushti Sangh Bhartiya Saini felicitated Dronacharya awardee Desh Prem Azad, coach of former Indian cricket team captain Kapil Dev, at a function held in New Delhi.

Got insufficient time, say applicants
Chandigarh, June 26
Applicants who appeared for the posts of clerk-cum-data operators at constituent colleges of Panjab University today complained about insufficient time provided to each candidate during the interview conducted by university officials.

Sufferings of drug addicts brought to the fore
Chandigarh, June 26
In its endeavour to create awareness about drug-addition, North Zone Cultural Centre (NZCC), Patiala, staged 10 socially relevant plays in Punjab, including four in the tricity to observe International Day on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. DS Saroya, director, NZCC, maintained that theatre was the most powerful medium to debate and convey the message of social evils and their repercussions on the life of innocent people trapped by drug paddlers.

‘Cong not taking action against corrupt’
Chandigarh, June 26 National secretary and BJP chief spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prashad today came down heavily on the Congress-led UPA government.

Open House

Chandigarh SCAN

Filth all around

Mosquitoes breed in stagnant water at Colony no 4, Industrial Area; filth around a drinking water tap; and heaps of garbage lying at the entrance to the colony. Tribune photos: Pradeep Tewari

EDUCATION

CTET applicants face harrowing time
Chandigarh, June 26
Conducted for the first time by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the Central Teachers’ Eligibility Test (CTET) today left several candidates disappointed across different centres in the tricity.

Candidates come out of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Karsan, which is one of the centres for CTET on Sunday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Prolonged admission schedule irks heads
Chandigarh, June 26
A prolonged admission schedule, spread over two months at various teaching departments of Panjab University, has now become a serious concern for chairpersons of these departments.

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Breaches resurface in Bhakra canal
Bassi Pathana, June 26
The threat of flooding in villages around the Bhakra canal, near Khalspur village, looms large following a fresh breach in the canal near bridge No. 115769 on the Bassi Pathana-Khamano road.

Low-lying areas under water
Patiala, June 26
Monsoon, which announced its arrival a few days in advance, brought down temperature providing a major relief to residents, who had been reeling under sweltering heat and long power cuts for the past few weeks. 


run for fun Children get drenched in the rain on a waterlogged road near Anardana Chowk in Patiala on Sunday. Tribune photo: Rajesh Sachar

Road of inconvenience
Dera Bassi, June 26
Residents of Gulmohar City, Ashiana Colony and other nearby colonies have been facing inconvenience due to the digging of an approach road for the laying of sewerage system.


mud trail This muddy road to Gulmohar City has been causing inconvenience to residents at Dera Bassi.Tribune Photo: Nitin Mittal

Harried commuters want construction soon
Kalka, June 26
Resentment prevails among thousands of daily commuters from Chandigarh to Baddi against the state government and NHAI (National Highways Authority of India) for their callous attitude over the construction of Surajpur-Basaulan mini-bypass.

Woman went to Delhi, goes missing
Dera Bassi, June 26
A woman from here who had gone to Delhi on June 22 was found missing.According to sources, Puspa Rani, wife of Mahinderpal, a resident of Shakti Nagar, Dera Bassi, who had gone to Delhi on June 22, neither reached Delhi nor did she returned.

One held for trying to kidnap girl
Kharar, June 26
In a bizarre incident, drivers of a private computer multinational company of Mohali, teased two girls and tried to kidnap one of them in public near Balongi sales tax barrier around 11:30 am today.

Gold chain snatched
Dera Bassi, June 26
Three women snatched a gold chain of a woman here today. According to sources, three women, who were travelling in an auto, snatched the chain of a woman travelling in the same auto.

Three of family booked for fraud
Ambala, June 26
Three persons, including a woman have been reportedly booked in an alleged fraud case worth Rs 42.5 lakh.Manit Singh, a resident of Gola village, Ambala district, lodged a complaint with the police that he had purchased an eight marla plot and had paid Rs 42.5 lakh to three members of a family- Om Parkash, Sukhdev Singh and their mother Kanta Devi, residents of Saini mohalla.

COURTS

HC: Delay in payment of interim amount can attract penalty
Chandigarh, June 26
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked judicial officers in Punjab, Haryana and the UT (Chandigarh) to ensure that the interim amount handed out in matrimonial and other disputes is paid by the 10th of every month. In case of consecutive defaults, a penalty of up to 50 per cent of the monthly amount can be imposed.

CRIME

4 vehicles stolen in 24 hours
Chandigarh, June 26
Despite the arrest of various gangs adept at lifting motor vehicles from the city, another four vehicles were reportedly stolen in the city in the last 24 hours. Thieves continue to be on the prowl in the city as three vehicles were stolen during daytime.

SPORTS

Abhinav’s coach not happy with verdict
Chandigarh, June 26
After shooters showing their disappointment on the Delhi High Court’s verdict of banning air guns, air pistols and air rifles for target practice without acquiring a licence, Lt Col JS Dhillon, coach of ace shooter and Olympics gold medallist Abhinav Bindra, also second the players’ displeasure over the issue.


Lt Col JS Dhillon